diff --git a/scripts/exgdas_atmos_verfrad.sh b/scripts/exgdas_atmos_verfrad.sh
index 3136ca5130..b9cfa701cd 100755
--- a/scripts/exgdas_atmos_verfrad.sh
+++ b/scripts/exgdas_atmos_verfrad.sh
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ if [[ -s ${radstat} && -s ${biascr} ]]; then
          netcdf=1
       fi
      
-      if [[ -f "diag_${type}_ges.${PDATE}*.${Z}" ]]; then
+      if [[ $(find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "diag_${type}_ges.${PDATE}*.${Z}" | wc -l) -gt 0 ]]; then
         mv diag_${type}_ges.${PDATE}*.${Z} ${type}.${Z}
         ${UNCOMPRESS} ./${type}.${Z}
       else
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ if [[ -s ${radstat} && -s ${biascr} ]]; then
       fi
      
       if [[ $USE_ANL -eq 1 ]]; then
-        if [[ -f "diag_${type}_anl.${PDATE}*.${Z}" ]]; then
+        if [[ $(find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "diag_${type}_anl.${PDATE}*.${Z}" | wc -l) -gt 0 ]]; then
           mv diag_${type}_anl.${PDATE}*.${Z} ${type}_anl.${Z}
           ${UNCOMPRESS} ./${type}_anl.${Z}
         else
@@ -173,17 +173,17 @@ if [[ -s ${radstat} && -s ${biascr} ]]; then
     ${USHradmon}/radmon_verf_bcoef.sh ${PDATE}
     rc_bcoef=$?
 
-    ${USHradmon}/radmon_verf_bcor.sh ${PDATE}
+    ${USHradmon}/radmon_verf_bcor.sh "${PDATE}"
     rc_bcor=$?
 
-    ${USHradmon}/radmon_verf_time.sh ${PDATE}
+    ${USHradmon}/radmon_verf_time.sh "${PDATE}"
     rc_time=$?
 
     #--------------------------------------
     #  optionally run clean_tankdir script
     #
     if [[ ${CLEAN_TANKVERF:-0} -eq 1 ]]; then
-       ${USHradmon}/clean_tankdir.sh glb 60
+       "${USHradmon}/clean_tankdir.sh" glb 60
        rc_clean_tankdir=$?
        echo "rc_clean_tankdir = $rc_clean_tankdir"
     fi
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ export CHGRP_CMD=${CHGRP_CMD:-"chgrp ${group_name:-rstprod}"}
 rlist="saphir"
 for rtype in $rlist; do
   if compgen -G "$TANKverf_rad/*${rtype}*" > /dev/null; then
-    ${CHGRP_CMD} $TANKverf_rad/*${rtype}*
+     ${CHGRP_CMD} "${TANKverf_rad}"/*${rtype}*
   fi
 done
 
diff --git a/ush/radmon_verf_angle.sh b/ush/radmon_verf_angle.sh
index fc91c5ae77..b2dab0825a 100755
--- a/ush/radmon_verf_angle.sh
+++ b/ush/radmon_verf_angle.sh
@@ -159,12 +159,13 @@ else
             angl_ctl=angle.${ctl_file}
          fi
 
+         angl_file=""
          if [[ $REGIONAL_RR -eq 1 ]]; then
             angl_file=${rgnHH}.${data_file}.${rgnTM}
          fi
 
 
-         rm input
+         if [[ -f input ]]; then rm input; fi
 
          nchanl=-999
 cat << EOF > input
@@ -209,18 +210,18 @@ EOF
    ${USHradmon}/rstprod.sh
 
    tar_file=radmon_angle.tar
-   if compgen -G "angle*.ieee_d* angle*.ctl*" > /dev/null; then
+   if compgen -G "angle*.ieee_d*" > /dev/null || compgen -G "angle*.ctl*" > /dev/null; then
       tar -cf $tar_file angle*.ieee_d* angle*.ctl*
       ${COMPRESS} ${tar_file}
       mv $tar_file.${Z} ${TANKverf_rad}/.
 
-     if [[ $RAD_AREA = "rgn" ]]; then
-        cwd=$(pwd)
-        cd ${TANKverf_rad}
-        tar -xf ${tar_file}.${Z}
-        rm ${tar_file}.${Z}
-        cd ${cwd}
-     fi
+      if [[ $RAD_AREA = "rgn" ]]; then
+         cwd=$(pwd)
+         cd ${TANKverf_rad}
+         tar -xf ${tar_file}.${Z}
+         rm ${tar_file}.${Z}
+         cd ${cwd}
+      fi
    fi
 
    if [[ $ctr -gt 0 && $fail -eq $ctr || $fail -gt $ctr ]]; then
diff --git a/ush/radmon_verf_bcoef.sh b/ush/radmon_verf_bcoef.sh
index fc8110063c..374c8db7b2 100755
--- a/ush/radmon_verf_bcoef.sh
+++ b/ush/radmon_verf_bcoef.sh
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ else
          fi
  
 
-         rm input
+         if [[ -f input ]]; then rm input; fi
 
 
 cat << EOF > input
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ EOF
 
    ${USHradmon}/rstprod.sh
 
-   if compgen -G "bcoef*.ieee_d* bcoef*.ctl*" > /dev/null; then
+   if compgen -G "bcoef*.ieee_d*" > /dev/null || compgen -G "bcoef*.ctl*" > /dev/null; then
      tar_file=radmon_bcoef.tar
      tar -cf $tar_file bcoef*.ieee_d* bcoef*.ctl*
      ${COMPRESS} ${tar_file}
diff --git a/ush/radmon_verf_bcor.sh b/ush/radmon_verf_bcor.sh
index c949363b9f..3e267f018c 100755
--- a/ush/radmon_verf_bcor.sh
+++ b/ush/radmon_verf_bcor.sh
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ EOF
    ${USHradmon}/rstprod.sh
    tar_file=radmon_bcor.tar
 
-   if compgen -G "bcor*.ieee_d* bcor*.ctl*" > /dev/null; then
+   if compgen -G "bcor*.ieee_d*" > /dev/null || compgen -G "bcor*.ctl*" > /dev/null; then
      tar -cf $tar_file bcor*.ieee_d* bcor*.ctl*
      ${COMPRESS} ${tar_file}
      mv $tar_file.${Z} ${TANKverf_rad}/.
diff --git a/ush/radmon_verf_time.sh b/ush/radmon_verf_time.sh
index f90d0945bb..51743277c9 100755
--- a/ush/radmon_verf_time.sh
+++ b/ush/radmon_verf_time.sh
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ if [[ $err -eq 0 ]]; then
 
       for dtype in ${gesanl}; do
 
-         rm input
+         if [[ -f input ]]; then rm input; fi
 
          if [[ $dtype == "anl" ]]; then
             data_file=${type}_anl.${PDATE}.ieee_d
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ EOF
 
    ${USHradmon}/rstprod.sh
 
-   if compgen -G "time*.ieee_d* time*.ctl*" > /dev/null; then
+   if compgen -G "time*.ieee_d*" > /dev/null || compgen -G "time*.ctl*" > /dev/null; then
      tar_file=radmon_time.tar
      tar -cf $tar_file time*.ieee_d* time*.ctl*
      ${COMPRESS} ${tar_file}